The First Cut is the Deepest...

My youngest sister is in love....he..he....I think it is about time she falls in love with someone...or may be what I am trying to say ..she should give chance to someone before it is toooooo late...he.he.Anyway, since she is the youngest and everybody loves her so much..so everybody seems to be quite worried about her Mr Right. Is the Mr Right is truly "right" for her?..."Right" in many ways actually...religious background...education..social status... attitude...and many more...I think it is normal to have a longer list for the youngest in the family...he..he..

Anyway, hopefully she will take our "concern" in her lovelife in a positive way...we love you and really worry that somebody will hurt you in your journey of finding your Mr Right...well..dear.."the first cut is the deepest"...

Old Friends...

Recently, God give me the opportunity to meet few of my old friends.I haven't met some of them for more than 20 years.They were the one who shared my happiness and sorrow during my schooldays. We grew up together in one of the boarding schools .Now most of them have become somebody in their selected fields.Somehow I feel proud to have friends like them. But again , life is not always rossy for everybody.So to my old friends, the following poem (which I came accross in the internet) is dedicated to all of you.


Potrait of a Friend

I can't give solutions to all life's problems,doubts,or fears.
But I can listen to you,and together we will search for answers.
I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain,nor the future with its untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.
I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.
Your joys,triumphs,sucesses,and happiness are not mine;yet I can share in your laughter.
Your decisions in life are not mine to make,nor to judge;
I can only support you,encourage you,and help you when you ask.
I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship,from your values,from me.
I can only pray for you,talk to you and wait for you.
I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,
But I can give you the room to change,room to grow,room to be yourself.
I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,
But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place.
I can't tell you who you are.
I can only love you and be your friend.

PRU-12

Salam to all Malaysian out there...hope I am not that late to write about our PRU...Well..at last the PM declared the "date"..Of course after going through so many speculation ...this coming 8th of March will turn out to be another "hari ini dalam sejarah" for us Malaysian...

The big question is... have we make up our mind?he...he... bet not an easy task right..I still remember when I was young my father used to drive me around my home area to see the political parties put up their flags....somehow I did enjoy seeing the scenery ....the colourful flags and the posters just make my kampung more lively...he..he..

As I grow older, I come to understand that election means more than having colourful flags and posters...election is the time where we Malaysian should exercise our power...power to choose the leaders /government that we want....

So, my last words to all Malaysian " tepuk kepala...decide nak pangkah yang mana"...

So many things to do..so little time

So many things to do in so little time...(Joker cakap tu dalam Batman kan..that's why I phased his handsome photo..ha..ha)

I have been pretty busy lately...My husband and I just secured scholarships to further our studies..itulah..muda..muda..tak nak belajor..dah tua baru sibuk nak belajor...

Alhamdulillah for the scholarships except now we are petty busy finding the university as we are offered to go to NZ..the country that never appear in my dream...I always have the impression that NZ has more sheeps than people living there...ha..ha..may be this is the punishment from God...

Yesterday I received a frustrated e-mailed..we cannot bring our Indonesian maid to NZ..come on I have three children with me...and both of us are going to crack our head there...please let me bring my maid....(screaming deep inside me)..BUT looks like nothing much we can do about it..

And tanpa disangka I received an e-mailed from Syah ..giving few e-mailed add of his friends in NZ..Syah ..thanks to you...we really appreciate that... I have e-mailed one of his friends asking about childcare facilities there..hope to get some info...no doubt NZ has among the best childcare facility...that is not the issue..the main concern... mampu ke nak bayar...ha..ha..

To all my friends and family ..thanks for all your supports and for all the good tips on starting my journey...One of my close friends said "buat la PhD ngan penuh gaya"....aduh...macam mana ni...belum start dah serabut.....ha..ha..

Alhamdulillah...

Last friday my eldest son completed his foundation Quran(the last Iqra' series) lesson and started to read the Quran. The ustaz has requested us to buat a small "kenduri" for that purpose. We end up making pulut kuning and distributed the pulut to the neighbours. Looking back, at his age I already "khatam" the Quran .

Of course he is not the one to be blamed.My husband and I decided to teach him Quran by ourselves. We cannot send him to any Quran class bcoz our office is far away from home . We usually reached home around 6.30 pm. Almost all the Quran class start around 2.30 pm. So nobody available to send him to the class. He started his Iqra 1 at the age of seven. As time passed by,we realised that,this is not an effective method (too many constraints).

Alhamdulillah , this year we found this ustaz who is willing to come to our house to teach the Quran to our sons 3 days a week. So now things are more organised. Hopefully my two heroes will grab the skill of reading the Quran faster.Not to forget .Thank you to my mom for helping in the preparation of the pulut kuning and the chicken curry....

Once Upon A Time....

I would like to tell everybody out there about my bad experience in paying "cukai tanah". Every year, we as a good citizen were reminded to pay our cukai pintu and tanah. The sooner the better. If you failed to do so they(pejabat tanah bahagian hasil) are going to denda you...they are firm about this...they will not listen to any of your reasons..coz to them you are just making excuses .....

Yesterday my mum helped me to pay the cukai as I have a meeting with my son's teacher.. to my suprised the clerk incharged informed my mum that I have to make double payment to include the penalty payment for last year's cukai....my mum urged the clerk to check again through their computer system...after checking the result was i didn't make any payment last year...jeng! jeng!jeng!

Got the message from my mum...went back home..found out last year's receipt then went back to Pejabat Tanah...of course when I reached them I demand for detail explanation about this issue... to cut the long story short...nobody can give any explanation except keep on blaming the computer system( I wonder system apa yang pejabat tanah guna...payment yang di buat setahun dulu belum appear lagi dalam system) and the worst thing is that nobody buka mulut minta maaf and the clerk incharged guna bahasa yang amat kasar sekali...

Points to ponder:

1) what if I have lost my last year's receipt...dalam system kata I tak bayar...so nak tak nak I kena bayar lagi lah kan..kan..kan...

2) kalau kita lewat bayar...system bole detect plak nak denda berapa...kena bayar tanpa kompromi...tak bayar ...denda lagi...

3) jadi sekarang ni terbalik... pej tanah tak record payment yang dah setahun di buat....apa yang pembayar cukai bole buat...

4) kalau sorang RM 150 (the amount that I have to pay).. kalau 100 org yang tak di rekod payment...duit pegi mana?... itu baru 100 org ...rasanya kalau betul masalah system...ramai lagi agaknya...antara sedar ngan idak je...

5) macam mana bole lepas audit last year ...Payment received tak telly ngan kat dalam system..

6) yang paling nak tau system apa yang diguna...kalau lah payment yang setahun lepas system tak dapat detect baik buat cara manual....

the rest of the day trying to get in touch with the top person in charged... hoping to get a clearer explanation and of course nak buat official aduan tentang sikap amat kurang ajar pekerja dia melayan pembayar cukai like me...and again to my suprised.. nobody in the office...daripada Pegawai Bahagian Hasil kat Pejabat tanah daerah sampai la Pengarah Pejabat Tanah negeri semuanya tak ada ...mesyuarat!!!Agaknya Sunday adalah hari org pejabat tanah bermesyuarat...

ish!ish!ish! dah 50 tahun kita Merdeka ye...gini rupanya....

Students and Politic

One tabloid reported about the registration of a new political party .Nothing extraordinary about this except this party is fully designed and supported by students.I personally not sure about the truth of this story .As far as I know, students in Malaysian universities are governed by Akta Universiti which prohibit them from doing this kind of thing.

To all students out there...I think it is good if all of you focused on your study rather than wasting time doing this 'political'things. Let the politician deal with political issues. They are paid to do this.You can seriously put yourself in the political arena after graduating. Mind you, good academic background will of course provide extra credit later in life including in politics. If you failed, don't dream that people will vote for you. This is politics and not Malaysian Idiol or AF.

Perhaps universities should be more lenient by providing proper place for students to express their opinion including political opinion. Talking about political issues and involvement in politics are two different things.A "free zone"where students are allowed to make their own speech about anything might be a good start. After all,ability to speak in public and express their opinion in a more constructive way are good even if they do not want to be a Menteri Besar later.